“To recover the old, authentic, biblical gospel, and to bring our preaching and practice back into line with it, is perhaps our most pressing present need.” J. I. Packer wrote these words in his 1958 introductory essay for a reprint of John Owen’s The Death of Death in the Death of Christ. While Packer went …
How is God Speaking to You? (week 38)
Every week in 2011, I am putting up this post in order to hear from you about how God is speaking to you as you read the Bible. Some others have joined me to read through the Bible in a year together in 2011 but you can respond to this whether you are doing that …
Grudges
I urge Euodia and Syntyche to iron out their differences and make up. God doesn't want his children holding grudges. (Philippians 4:2, The Message) "God doesn't want his children holding grudges." Yet it is so easy to hold a grudge. Wrongs done, even among those or between those in the Body of Christ, easily submerge …
He Must Increase, I Must Decrease
This Sunday at Eastbrook Church I continued our "Living Church" series with a message entitled "He Must Increase, I Must Decrease." This was really a chance for me to speak about my view on pastoral ministry as a follow-up to my installation service as Senior Pastor of Eastbrook on Saturday night, September 17th. My message …
Did That Mean That?: Facing Apparent Contradictions in Scripture
There are times in our reading of Scripture when we encounter apparent contradictions. This happened to me the other day when I began reading Paul's letter to the Galatian church. In Galatians 1:10, Paul writes: For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were …
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